Registered charity · Manchester
Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection With the Society of African Missions
Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection With the Society of African Missions is a registered charity (number 232541) based in Manchester, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £1.1m (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as S M A Fathers (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £1.1m (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Liberia, Nigeria, Scotland
- Website
- www.sma-gb.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£1.1m£1.4m
- 2023£1.2m£1.3m
- 2022£1.2m£1.4m
Earlier years
- 2021£1.0m£1.2m
- 2020£1.0m£1.6m
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2020: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE TIME BEING CARRIED ON IN ENGLAND OR WALES.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
106.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 16.4 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 232541
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 10TH SEPTEMBER 1963 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 24 JANUARY 2008
- Contact on the register
- 01612244949 · thomasjryan@btconnect.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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